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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'ASSISTANT TOWN PLANNER (DEPARTMENTAL QUOTA)' And exam conducted in the year 2019. And Question paper code was '009/2019/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
D:-Gandhinagar
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question65:-"Our greatest need today is to see life as whole, to see its many sides in their proper relations; but we must
have a practical as well as a philosophical interest in such an integrated view of life". Whose quote is this?
A:-Le Corbusier
-Ebenezer Howard
C:-Patric Geddes
D:-Richard Barry Parker
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question66:-Which among the following is not a principle associated with Garden City Concept?
A:-Development which enhances the natural environment
-Land value capture for the benefit of the community
C:-Mixed-tenure homes and housing types that are genuinely affordable for everyone
D:-The short-term stewardship of assets
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-Name the scheme which was launched in India for providing interest subsidy on housing urban poor to make
the housing affordable and within the repaying capacity of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG)
A:-Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
B:-Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP)
C:-Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana
D:-Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question68:-Who proposed ekistics as the science of human settlement which became a major incentive for the
development of the science related to the emergence of increasingly large and complex settlements, tending to regional
conurbations and even to a worldwide city
A:-Constantinos Doxiadis
B:-Don Arturo Soria Mata
C:-Ebenezer Howard
D:-Edgar M. Horwood
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-Which is not a characteristics of Radburn Superblock?
A:-Low traffic volume in the neighborhood
-Open space linked the residential areas
C:-Houses built around cul-de-sac which are connected to open space
D:-Houses are linked with main roads
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question70:-The concept of the neighbourhood unit in 1900s by , is an early diagrammatic planning model for
residential development in metropolitan areas which was attempting to design functional, self-contained and desirable
neighbourhoods in the early 20th century in industrializing cities.
A:-Homer Hoyt
B:-Walter Christaller
C:-Clarence Perry
D:-Ernest Burgess
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-Which among the following is the name given to the model which was first suggested by Ronald R. Boyce and
Edgar M. Horwood in 1959?
A:-Core frame model
B:-Sector model
C:-Hoyt model
D:-Multiple nuclei model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question72:-Medellin, Colombia's second largest city, was voted 'Most Innovative City' in the world during 2012, by the Wall
Street Journal and CitiBank, through a governmental experiment in
A:-Social urbanism
B:-Landscape urbanism
C:-Participatory planning process
D:-Sustainable development process
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question73:-What is the aspect ratio of a Long canyon L/H?
Av~= 5